Willi, I'm not sure about that particular product, but I have seen similar messages when trying to connect an ASIO 2.0 device to a USB 1.1 plug. The bandwidth difference is significant enough for most high throughput devices to balk at the slower port.
Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems > -----Original Message----- > From: Willi Reppel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 12:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'KD5NWA' > Cc: 'FlexRadio Reflector' > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SoundBlaster Extigy and MP3+ > > Hi Eric, > Thanks for monitoring the rapid changing market of USB soundboxes. Beside > audio quality and latency, the required USB bandwidth seems also to be an > important parameter of soundboxes. I noticed this when connecting a 24 bit > 96 kHz sampling rate Creative Life USB soundbox to an older notebook > computer when the following message popped up: > "Insufficient USB bandwidth. This device will reset to its default ASIO > settings" However, I am not sure whether this message comes up due to the > fixed sampling rate of 48 kHz of the SDR1000 or limitations of my notebook > computer. > > Best 73 de SM6OMH Willi > Notebook:Compaq E500, 850 MHZ CPU speed, 1 USB port. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'KD5NWA'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "'FlexRadio Reflector'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 7:02 PM > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SoundBlaster Extigy and MP3+ > > > > The external cards work fine. They don't have the same dynamic range or > > available inputs/outputs as the Delta 44, but they are comparable to > > other consumer grade PCI cards (like the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz and the > > Audigy 2 ZS). We are currently researching several alternatives for > > laptop users and will post as soon as we have a better solution. > > > > BTW: The MP3+/Digital Music is a 16-bit card and the Extigy is 24-bit. > > > > Eric Wachsmann > > FlexRadio Systems > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: KD5NWA [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 11:04 AM > >> To: FlexRadio - Eric > >> Cc: 'John L Merrill'; 'FlexRadio Reflector' > >> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SoundBlaster Extigy and MP3+ > >> > >> How well does that external sound card works? Is it not a 16 bit > >> device? I love how the specification part of the site is nothing but > >> a marketing mouthpiece, lot's of superlative adjectives but no hard > >> numbers. I have two of those devices but have not tried them at all. > >> > >> Links will have a much better chance of not breaking up if pasted > >> inside "< >" in between the two spaces. > >> > >> < > >> > > http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=207&p > > ro > >> duct=154 > >> > > >> > >> > >> At 10:06 AM 10/22/2005, FlexRadio - Eric wrote: > >> >The MP3+ has been re-marketed as the "Digital Music" product. > >> > > >> >Eric > >> >I found this on the creativelabs.com website under products: > >> > >>http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=207 & > > pr > >> odu > >> >ct=154 > >> > > >> > > >> >Eric Wachsmann > >> >FlexRadio Systems > >> > > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John L Merrill > >> >Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 9:53 AM > >> >To: 'FlexRadio Reflector' > >> >Subject: [Flexradio] SoundBlaster Extigy and MP3+ > >> > > >> >These 2 usb sound units are recommended for the SDR. What's the > > drawback > >> to > >> >these 2 units? Can I use phone and cw with these? I'd like to try the > >> >SDR1000 on my laptop. My SDR is arriving on Thursday. Interestingly > >> enough, > >> >on the Soundblaster website, it lists the Extigy under products and > > not > >> the > >> >MP3+, but in their store, one can only buy the MP3+(39.95). > >> > > >> >John N1JM > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> >FlexRadio mailing list > >> >[email protected] > >> >http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> >FlexRadio mailing list > >> >[email protected] > >> >http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > >> > >> Cecil Bayona > >> KD5NWA > >> www.qrpradio.com > >> > >> I fail to see why doing the same thing over and over and getting the > >> same results every time is insanity: I've almost proved it isn't; > >> only a few more tests now and I'm sure results will differ this time > > ... > >> > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > FlexRadio mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > > > >
